What do I need as an author? It is a question often asked by indie authors as well as traditionally published authors. One answer which seems to be the answer given to most is: You got to have a website! Another one is: Newsletter is the way to go! I have missed feelings about the... Continue Reading →
Cruel Beginnings by Lili St. Germain and Lyra Parish
Cruel Beginnings by Lili St. Germain and Lyra Parish is a dark romance that left my jaw hitting the floor by the second page. It is full of darkness, romance, and villains you may love or hate. Lyra has written small-town contemporary romance prior Cruel Beginnings, and this proves she can write anything, while this... Continue Reading →
Time Change and Sleep
This weekend in the United States, most of the states changed their clocks to spring ahead an hour. It also means we lost an hour of sleep Saturday night. It is now early Monday morning and I finally feel as though my sleep is caught up, or at least I’m not dragging like I was... Continue Reading →
March 5th Writing and Travel Update
Many months ago, I decided I would write a blog post to go live every Sunday. For anyone paying attention, I have done a miserable job at fulfilling that self imposed deadline nearly every week. So, this is me trying to start a weekly Sunday update here. Writing Update Love and Sunsets, which has been... Continue Reading →
Life and all her friends
Here it is another month is close to saying goodbye and here I am posting another update about my writing. I had to make the difficult decision to postpone the release of my small town romance novel another month due to life and all the curveballs it can throw. I had planned on being in... Continue Reading →
February Deadlines and Travel Plans
I know everyone is saying this these days, but where did the time go? I felt I was celebrating Christmas and the New Year yesterday and here we are days into February. I am not the best at keeping this website up to date, which is probably also the reason why I have not done... Continue Reading →
News and Updates
There are some updates that I feel are needed to share in this place. First, all of my books are getting updates which mean new covers and new links. I changed my author name to S.M. Whitson to prevent further confusion with another author by the same name. Second, I do plan on creating a... Continue Reading →
Bay Landing Thousand Trails Review
Bay Landing Thousand Trails is located six miles from the town of Bridgeport, Texas, and is one of the many Thousand Trails RV parks in Texas. We have had the pleasure of visiting four of them and Bay Landing has become our favorite for several reasons. LOCATION Bay Landing Thousand Trails is located six miles... Continue Reading →
How To Use Prompts
It's been quite some time since I have shared an update, but I know I am not the only one to say life gets carried away sometimes. We traveled and saw all sorts of places and met people along the way, but today's post is about prompts. How to use prompts and when should they... Continue Reading →
Thousand Trails Review: Bend Sunriver Location
Our family hasn't stayed at a Thousand Trails Campground before and this location wasn't far from our home base we were leaving behind. I want to start this review about this rv park with a reminder several of the amenities were not available because of closures, but the majority was because of the other reasons.... Continue Reading →